The Pretenders

Rock 

Pretenders: Relentless in Boston

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Boston, Chrissie Hynde, Pretenders, Ray Davies, Relentless, The Pretenders

Chrissie Hynde and co. rip it up for a sold out MGM Music Hall

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Pop Rock 

Hollywood Perfume: Pretenders’ Last of the Independents Turns 30

May 10, 2024May 11, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Adam Seymour, Andy Hobson, Billy Steinberg, I'll Stand By You, James Honeyman-Scott, Last of the Independents, Martin Chambers, Peter Farndon, Pretenders, The Pretenders, Tom Kelly

Looking back on the band’s mid-career triumph

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Back on the Chain Gang: The Pretenders’ Learning to Crawl at 40

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Back on the Chain Gang, Billy Bremner, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Learning to Crawl, Middle of the Road, Pete Farndon, Robbie McIntosh, The Pretenders, Tony Butler

Looking back on the band’s invigorated third album

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Pop Power Pop Rock 

If She Knew What She Wants: Susanna Hoffs At 65

January 17, 2024February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 65th birthday, California, Carly Simon, Debbi Peterson, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Matthew Sweet, Michael Steele, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles, The Go-Gos, The Pretenders, The Smiths, Vicki Peterson

Celebrating the brilliance of a power pop icon

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Rock 

Pretenders Get Reflective on Relentless

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2023, Chris Hill, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Gahan, James Walbourne, Kris Sonne, Parlophone Records, Pretenders, Relentless, Rhino, Richard Thompson, The Pretenders

What makes their new album so appealing

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Pop Rock 

Still Standing: Elton John’s Too Low For Zero at 40

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Badfinger, Bernie Taupin, Chris Thomas, Davey Johnstone, Elton John, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, I'm Still Standing, Kiki Dee, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Pretenders, Too Low For Zero

Inside the album that got the Rocket Man out of his New Wave era slump

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Remembrance 

Music Industry Titan Seymour Stein Gone at 80

April 2, 2023February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Against Me!, Aphex Twin, Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr., Echo & The Bunnymen, Ice-T, k.d. lang, Madness, Madonna, Ministry, RIP, Seal, Seymour Stein, Sire Records, Talking Heads, The Cure, The Pretenders, The Ramones, The Smiths, Wilco

Remembering the Sire Records co-founder who gave us Madonna, The Ramones, Talking Heads and so much more

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Music Journalism Radio Retail Rock 

Pop Top 40: Top [Album Rock] Tracks for the Week Ending December 25, 1982

December 29, 2022December 30, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 4 Comments ” Golden Earring, Adam Ant, AOR, Billboard, Dexys Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Hall and Oates, J. Geils Band, Led Zeppelin, Men At Work, Night Ranger, Pat Benatar, Phil Collins, Pop Top 40, Rush, Saga, Sammy Hagar, Supertramp, The Fixx, The Pretenders, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

On the cusp of ‘83, AOR grapples with New Wave in real time

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New Wave Power Pop Rock 

Inside The New Kids On The Street Box Set

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Bram Tchaikovsky, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elvis Costello, Kids On The Street, New Wave, Patti Smith Group, Power pop, The Distractions, The Jags, The Jam, The Motors, The Pretenders, The Records, The Stiffs, The Teardrop Explodes, XTC

The latest Cherry Red compilation focuses on the peak years of UK Power Pop and New Wave

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Music Journalism New Wave Rock 

Chrissie Hynde (Refuses To) Play The Hits!

June 27, 2022February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Chrissie Hynde, Concerts, Cyndi Lauper, Lou Reed, Pretenders, The Pretenders, The Velvet Underground

What happens after a legendary artist wants to retire their most popular material from concert setlists

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New Wave Punk Rock 

‘Have A Nice Death’: Chrissie Hynde at 70

September 7, 2021September 7, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 70th Birthday, Boston, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Martin Chambers, New Wave, Orpheum Theatre, Pete Farndon, Pretenders, Punk, Ray Davies, Stockholm, The Buzzcocks, The Kinks, The Pretenders

Looking back on over 40 years of seeing the fiery Pretenders frontwoman on stage

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Dance Dub/Reggae New Wave 

Five Lessons from Bass Culture and Warm Leatherette

June 10, 2020February 11, 2025 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, Bass Culture, Chris Blackwell, Chrissie Hynde, Grace Jones, Island Records, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Smokey Robinson, The Pretenders, Warm Leatherette

As these two Island Records essentials turn 40, let us remind you why they both remain career pinnacles for Linton Kwesi Johnson and Grace Jones

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